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1   // Copyright 2008 Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
2   //
3   // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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14  
15  package br.com.arsmachina.tapestrycrud.selectmodel;
16  
17  import java.util.List;
18  
19  import org.apache.tapestry5.SelectModel;
20  
21  /**
22   * Interface that defines a factory of {@link SelectModel} instances for a given type.
23   * 
24   * @author Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
25   * @param <T> the type related to this factory.
26   * @see SelectModel
27   * @see SingleTypeSelectModelFactory
28   */
29  public interface SingleTypeSelectModelFactory<T> {
30  
31  	/**
32  	 * Creates a {@link SelectModel} with given options.
33  	 * 
34  	 * @param objects a {@link List} containing the objects used as options. It it is
35  	 * <code>null</code>, it means that all instances must be used as options.
36  	 * @return a {@link SelectModel}.
37  	 */
38  	SelectModel create(List<T> objects);
39  
40  }